Some security analysts say it's possible China is to blame for the cutting of an undersea cable off Taiwan's north coast on Friday. The damage did not affect Taiwan, but experts say it could be a sign Beijing is trying to figure out how to isolate the country from the rest of the world.
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00:00Security analysts are discussing whether China is to blame for cutting an undersea cable
00:05off Taiwan's north coast on Friday.
00:08The Cameroon-flagged ship has a Chinese name, and some say its African flag might be part
00:14of a ruse.
00:16The way they operate is a routine operation.
00:21It makes it harder for you to track down and correct the real cause of the accident.
00:26You have to catch the key points of the undersea cable, and then use its technology.
00:31Whether it's sending a small technology probe to cut it off, or using hair to pull it off,
00:38or using something like a rake to cut it off.
00:40These are the three existing technologies that the CCP has, and they can all be done.
00:45The loss of the cable didn't cause problems in Taiwan, but Taiwan's coast guard wasn't
00:50able to catch the ship believed responsible before it sailed away.
00:55Analysts are debating whether this could be linked to other similar incidents in the Baltic
00:59and Taiwan Strait, and whether this could be part of Chinese attempts to try to cut
01:04Taiwan off from the world.